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Yes, electric car owners may feel entitled to drive

Published 28 November 2018

From Steve Swift, Medstead, Hampshire, UK

Rosemary Sharples asks whether the lack of pollution at the point of use of electric cars makes their drivers feel entitled to make more and longer trips (Letters, 27 October). It is true with me. My mileage in my Nissan Leaf is greater than it was in my previous fossil-fuelled behemoth.

I now make more trips to the recycling centre, but carrying the same volume. I drive to local shops when they are cheaper than online deliveries. I joined a voluntary group that offers rides to the elderly. When disposing of my belongings online, I offer free delivery within the Leaf's range. These are all local journeys. My Leaf is one of the oldest in the UK and needs to be charged every 80 kilometres.

Further, I am concerned at the prospect of 100-per-cent-electric vehicles, with accelerations faster than a racing car, on the roads. Let's pray that safer self-driving vehicles form the majority.